I have often read similar posts to the one I am writing...grinned and moved along but now I am really excited! This season I set up a twenty gallon "nursery" tank to try and give my plants a rest from the ravages of my hungry koi. As such I have been rotating plants in and out of said container...

I have a pond with very narrow shelves that seem to slant down towards the pond, so I have a very hard time keeping plants on the shelf (I've kept a few there by putting a heavy rock in the pot on the higher part of the shelf next to the pond wall). I've now got a couple of larger plants I want...

They have miniature water lillys that regularly sold for $1195 listed at $4.50. Regular sized lillies listed at 9.95 now 3.50 and the horsetail and other assorted marginals are 2.10. These are the ones that come prepackaged in a plastic container with a plant basket etc inside the plastic container...

I need a little help here with fish reproduction. I tossed a few feeder goldfish into my pond 5 years ago when I dug it. They produced a 2nd and 3rd generation each successive spring, and some of the original fish were lost to racoons. There are currently 7 or 8 fish in the 600+ gallon pond,...

I was given a plant from a friend, and we don't know what it is. It is quite tall, looks like lilly pads, but they don't float on the water. They rise up about 4 ft. into the air. She says a beautiful bloom flowers several times a summer, and last about 3 days. Any help? Cindy

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but at least it is no longer pea soup green! Now, what can I add to my Skippy filter, or pond, to remove the brown tint?

I woke up one merning and thousands of small tedpoles hangging on the walls of my pond. Is there any chemical that can kill these tedpoles without harming the fish. What is the easiest way to get rid of them. TIA, Johnny

I'm about to splice 2 liners together - my old one and a new addition - but I'm wondering how long the silicone, tape and liner prep should cure before allowing the fish's water to touch it. Ideas?

Hi all: Well, my monster albino channel cat is sick again (he's now about 28 inches long, and over 7 lbs). He apears to have ESC (enteric septicemia). I had to remove him from the pond (always a fun chore in a 45" deep pond, but I managed to move him safely), and isolate him in a 50 gallon tub. ...

John wrote jumped face first into my pond where he was subsequently attacked by the snapping turtle, and consumed by the water hyacinth. LOL! It was just a matter of time. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

Anyone have a link to that previous post on Heron eating fish video clip? ....Kodiak

That is really lovely but more importantly - is that a 3' fish that I see your (hopefully) fake bird looking at? P.S. (given that many folks still run on modem the game rules are that you post a link to your picture, not the picture iteslf)... "Kay Dorrance" wrote in...

Is there anything you can do to help a pond better withstand a hurricane or tropical storm? Or do you just have to let nature do it's thing? I live about 1 mile off of Mobile bay and we may have a storm headed our way. Thanks for any advice, Robin http://community.webshots.com/user/robinandtami

What I've noticed with my fish is they are going for the larvae/bugs/worms that seem to develop around and on the rocks of the waterfall. When I pull string algae off the rocks the rocks are covered with little worms and the fish go crazy. Karen Zone 5 Ashland,...

Due to the cloudy weather and the amount of shade my ponds get, the very first lily bloom was opening this morning. I guess it was so earth shattering that a very old mature tree decided to come crashing down. What a day! I'm glad to have the tip of using the power inverter to run the pond...

Does anyone know if shubunkins eat/kill plants? I am having a terrible time keeping plants in my pond. It is indoors, approx 300 gallons, 78 degree temp, with three (well fed) shubukins. Seems like they chew at the base of the plant stems. However, I have never caught them "in action", perhaps...

Any and all comments welcome, thanks

One of the things that drives me nuts... but I guess makes our economy tick so I shouldn't complain too much? The manufacture of 'stuff' for the pond that isn't needed. Anyway. I bought a pond magazine today (which will remain nameless as they put this thing in editorial content) and there it was,...

I put hyacinths in a hula hoop tied to the side of the pond where I want them. You can either buy the fancy colored at wallyworld or make your own with tubing and a dowel to connect the ends. Works great. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Lydia"...